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Whole Body Vibration (WBV) Therapy Increases Functional Balance Among Individuals

	International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development (IJSRED)	Full Text:
	Published Issue : Volume-4 Issue-1
	Year of Publication : 2021
	Unique Identification Number : IJSRED-V4I1P25
	Authors : Sergio Sarza Jr, Aimee Mangoroban, Mary Abigail Go, Patricia Flores
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Abstract :

Physiological changes are evident throughout different stages of life, but physical therapy can offer ways to improve or alleviate these changes. This is a quasi-experimental within group research focused on the effects of whole-body vibration treatment on the balance of both male and female individuals and aimed to prove if their balance improved through whole-body vibration. The respondents received 8 sessions of 15 minutes per session of whole-body vibration. The Functional Reach Test (FRT) and Timed-Up and Go Test (TUG) data were gathered before and after the treatment was recorded and were compared using the paired T-test. Statistically, the mean differences and t-test result show the significant improvement of the recorded data between the pre-test and post-test with alpha level (p < 0.05, t = -8.665) with mean difference of 0.54 (SD=0.28) and the paired t-test for the Function Reach Test with alpha level (p < 0.05, t = -10.389) with mean difference of 0. 74 (SD=0.32), while the post-WBV values run against the ages has also shown a positive correlation. Given that, the research proved that whole-body vibration is an effective tool in improving the balance of individuals regardless of their difference in age.